Roman Catholic Diocese of Chioggia

Diocese of Chioggia
Dioecesis Clodiensis

Chioggia Cathedral
Location
Country  Italy
Ecclesiastical province Venice
Statistics
Area 1,000 km2 (390 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
125,000
124,000 (99.2%)
Parishes 68
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 7th Century
Cathedral Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Adriano Tessarollo
Emeritus Bishops Angelo Daniel
Map
Website
www.diocesidichioggia.it

The Italian Catholic Diocese of Chioggia (Latin: Dioecesis Clodiensis) is in the Veneto. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Venice.[1][2]

History

Chioggia in antiquity was known as Fossa Clodia; in the Middle Ages as Clugia. In 1106, Enrico Grancarolo, Bishop of the island of Malamocco, then nearly deserted, transferred his see to Chioggia.

Other bishops were:

Cardinal Pietro Bembo was a canon of the cathedral.[3]

Ordinaries

Diocese of Chioggia

Erected: 7th Century
Latin Name: Clodiensis[1][2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Diocese of Chioggia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. 1 2 "Diocese of Chioggia" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. Catholic Encyclopedia article
  4. "Bishop Nicolas de Crucibus" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved April 28, 2016
  5. "Bishop Nicolas Inversi, O.S.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved April 28, 2016
  6. "Bishop Silvestro Daziari" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved April 28, 2016
  7. "Bishop Bernardino Fenier (Venerio)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved April 28, 2016
  8. "Bishop Giovanni dei Tagliacozzi" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved April 28, 2016
  9. "Bishop Alberto Pascaleo, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved April 28, 2016
  10. "Bishop Jacopo Nacchianti, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved April 28, 2016
  11. "Bishop Francesco Pisani" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved April 28, 2016
  12. "Bishop Lorenzo Prezzato" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  13. "Bishop Raphael Riva (Ripa), O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved May 12, 2016
  14. "Bishop Angelo Baroni, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  15. "Bishop Bartolomeo Cartolario" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved April 28, 2016
  16. 1 2 3 4 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 161. (in Latin)

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "article name needed". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton. 

Coordinates: 45°13′00″N 12°17′00″E / 45.2167°N 12.2833°E / 45.2167; 12.2833

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